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Though fallen, 'sinner' pastor still draws devotion

Tullian Tchividjian, the Fort Lauderdale pastor who last week stepped off the pulpit after admitting to an extramarital affair, bears on his bicep a tattoo of the word peccator, Latin for sinner.

It's that very admission — that of being a repentant transgressor — that has drawn devoted followers who, though aching, are willing to forgive Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church's former head pastor.

"He's, yes, a sinner, but so am I," said church member Ryan Nuñez, 24, of Miami Lakes.

"I know this is a wound, but by God's grace, we'll heal," said church official Bill Ashcraft.